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I agree with the sentiments in the Roundlington piece – an inappropriate, ineffective and patronising bit of fatuity, as sensible in its own way as the ambiguous “dogs must be carried” (did this ever exist?). I think that the only slant likely to be effective re. a safety matter is a graphic illustration of the consequences of ignoring the advice, i.e. a poster showing someone airborne with whizz lines under their feet and dismay on their face.. And never mind paying some design consultants megamoney – set it as a childrens’ competition with a £200 prize for the winner. Call me cynical, but accept that I’ve seen a lot of examples of money thrown wastefully at graphic public information.
I remember in my schooldays wondering why posters would say “Captain Inventedmascot says: Don’t Do This Unsafe Thing” rather than just “Don’t Do This Unsafe Thing” – I’d never heard of Captain Inventedmascot, so why would the message carry any more force coming from him?
I think the same applies with Sir Roundlington, with the added caveat that in the original poster he is shown without hands, so is hardly in a good position to lecture on the holding of handrails!
The ridiculous Roundlington reminds me of a previous, long-ago attempt at this sort of thing.
“Billy Brown of London Town” whose unctuous vapid urgings pestered tube travellers throughout WW II.
And whose posters were regularly graffitoed with responses in varying degrees of rudeness & exasperation